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Definition of Capital of Rhode Island
1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University.
Generic synonyms: State Capital
Group relationships: Little Rhody, Ocean State, Rhode Island, Ri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Rhode Island
Literary usage of Capital of Rhode Island
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Colton's Common School Geography by Joseph Hutchins Colton (1880)
"... of Vermont ; and Newport, on the beautiful island of Rhode Island, the other
joint capital of Rhode Island. 10. The principal Institutions of ..."
2. View of the United States: Historical, Geographical, and Statistical by William Darby (1828)
"Providence, the legal and commercial capital of Rhode Island, stands on both
sides of Providence river at the head of Narragansett bay, 28 miles nearly due ..."
3. The New York Teacher, and the American Educational Monthly (1868)
"An example of this we have in the sentence, " Providence is the semi-capital of
Rhode Island." This implies that Rhode Island has but one capital, ..."
4. Woodbridge and Willard's Universal Geography ...: Accompanied by Modern and by William Channing Woodbridge, Emma Willard (1836)
"Describe the boundaries and capital of Rhode Island. What bay and river in it?
[What are the five counties, and how situated?] What are the chief towns on ..."
5. A System of School Geography: Chiefly Derived from Malte-Brun, and Arranged by Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1836)
"What is the capital of Rhode Island? Where is Providence? Direction from Boston?
Concord? Montpelier? Where is Newport? South Kingston? Pawtucket? Bristol? ..."
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